Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-04-01

Queen Victoria is having electric lights
introduced into all parts of Windsor Castle,
About S22, 900, mostly in gold, was lately
found buried on plantation at Aulander,
n. c.
A California young man recently thraShed
a clergyman because the church would not
receive his mother as a member,
The widow of Garibaldi lives in a quiet
street of Turin, the walls of her little par
Tor covered with flags, medals, and other
mementoes of the dead hero
Rev. Sylvanus Stall, Lutheran clergy
man of Lancaster, Pa, is organizing BIZ
cycle party of ten to sail from New York
about the LIST of June and wheel through
Norway and Sweden, returning in ten
weeks.
AT Orlando, Fla, the other day, snake
started to cross the street. when butcher
bird swooped down and pecking out his eyes,
left him writhing in the sand. A citizen
killed the reptile out of pity,
A workman at the Carson mint has dis
covered that drill points heated to cherry
red and tempered by being driven into bar
of lead will bore through the hardest steel
or plate glass without perceptibly bunting.
cry is run by artesian we'll power. The
deeper the well the greater the pressure.
A well at Grenelle has a pressure of GO
pounds to the square inch, and the water is
so hot that it is used for heating the hospi
tails in the city.
The annual report of the New York free
circulating library which has over 100, 900
readers, shows that there is an increasing
damanH for saianti6p aud historical honks
and falling off in religion and philosophy.
The demand in the social science list is
marked, and American history is being read
more than ever before
Another instance of the efficacy of oil in
saving ships in heavy seas has been afford
ed by the British tramp steamer Fern
holme, just arrived at New York from
Newport, Eng. 1t was caught in "a cyclone
and labored in the tempest that succeeded
for nearly ten days, but as soon as oil bags
were hung over each bow and each quar-
ter, the waves ceased to break over the
vessel, and it rode IN a space of compare
tive quiet in the midst of the tempest.
About 30 gallons of oil were used,
There is an unfortunate revival of bull
fighting in Mexico just now that is in strik
ing contrast with the general progress of
that country. This cruel sport has been
again licensed in the federal district from
which it was for years prohibited, and the
result will increase the revenues of govern
ment at the expense of higher considera-
tons. The Mexican who erected the first
bull ring at an outlay of Sl4 900, paid his
bull-fghters 5000, took in receipts of S22,
900, and thus paid for his plant and cleared
$1,000 from the first exhibition.
Since the fight between the Monitor and
the Merrimac the sentinel who PAGES to and
fro along the ramparts of old Fort Monroe
has probably seen nothing so killing as that
which is described in Norfolk telegram to
the New York World lone of the latest
arrivals at Old Point Comfort is Berry Wall
Of New York. He brought 20 TRUNKS. His
favoIite dress for a promenade or game
Of billiards is figured coat and trouses,
white vest, drab Overcoat and hat, pink
shirt and collar and white necktie. but
tonhole bouquet TO match goes with every
costume.
The New York Times London CORE
spondent says that the mental peculiarities
of the Queen are becoming a general topic
of conversation, and the opinion that she
is demented is freely expressed. Her sud
den freak for having circus and theatrical
performance given for her solitary delecta-
ton naturally suggests the mania of the
late King Louis of Bavaria. Other actions
are scarcely more sane. On two occasions
in visiting London she made the Life Guards
ride without cloaks and sit for hours in the
saddle thus exposed, although the mercury
was only Is above zero, with bitter east
wind Only at the last moment was the
order resciuded compelling several hun
bred police, who were ON duty at the APP
proaches TO Buckingham palace during the
drawing 10 go without their over
coats The people are getting very sick of
the jubilee business, with endless sul,scrip
tons rammed down their thruats